Fresh to the hobby comes this wonderful partial set of the ever-popular 1957-58 Topps Basketball issue full of several top rookies and many notable duplicates as well. Cards vary mostly from VG to EX-MT with the usual centering issues. A total of 80 cards are included in this lot, with 49 different players from the 80-card set. 31 are duplicated. We submitted the coveted #77 Bill Russell (HOF) short print rookie to PSA for grading and it came back PSA VG-EX 4. The rest are ungraded.
Two #17 Bob Cousy (HOF) rookies appear EX(OC) and EX-MT(OC) in our book. There are five #10 Paul Arizin (HOF) rookies: NM+, EX-MT, EX, EX(ST) and VG-EX(OC). Three #24 Bob Pettit (HOF) rookies: VG-EX+, VG-EX and VG+. Three #80 Dick Shnittker (SP) rookies ranging VG to VG-EX (all OC). Three #54 Earl Lloyd (SP) ranging VG to VG-EX. Three #76 Joe Halop ranging VG-EX+ to EX-MT. Seven #7 Kenny Sears ranging VG+ to EX+ (two OC).
The 13 players including Cousy with one duplicate are: #3 Johnston (R)(HOF) VG-EX and VG+, #6 King, #8 Ricketts, #13 Schayes (R)(HOF) VG+(OC) and VG, #27 Macauley (R)(HOF) VG-EX and VG, #29 Naulls (R)(SP) VG-EX and GD+, #36 Beck (R)(SP) VG(PD/OC) and VG+(PD/OC), #42 Stokes (R) VG and VG+, #63 Harrison (SP) VG and VG+, #74 Leonard (R)(SP) EX(OC) and VG, #75 Phillip (HOF)(SP) EX and VG-EX(OC), and #78 Lovellette (R)(HOF) EX-MT and VG-EX+.
The 30 players including Russell with no dupes are: #4 Braun (HOF) VG, #5 Sharman (R)(HOF) VG, #9 Nichols, #11 Noble, #18 Foust, #20 Theiben, #22 Marshall (SP), #25 Krebs, #28 Mikkelsen (R)(HOF)(SP) VG+(OC), #32 Kerr (R)(SP) VG-EX, #34 Sauldsberry, #35 Felix (SP), #37 Hagan (R)(HOF)(SP) VG, #40 Risen FR (creased), #43 Hundley (R) VG(ST), #45 Park (SP), #52 Spoelstra, #56 Houbregs, #57 Tsioropoulos, #59 Bianchi (R)(SP) VG+, #64 Burrow, #65 Wilfong, #66 McMahon AUTH (hole in middle), #67 Jack (SP) VG+, #68 Tyra, #69 Sobie (SP), #70 Coleman (SP), #73 Paxson (R), #79 Fleming VG-EX(OC).